Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,865 residentsin the Macclesfield Weston census areaMedian age 45.23,065 households62% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright28% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,140 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C939 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesHenbury Millennium Greenpark · under a mileSouth Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 16 haMacclesfield Riverside Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 5 haPrestbury Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 54 haSpringfield Allotmentallotments · under a mileWest Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197630 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202544 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,143 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation171 m561 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 150 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMacclesfield District General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryOlder Adult Team29 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWeston Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryBroken Cross Primary Academy and Nurseryages 2-11, 233 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 268 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Fallibroome Academyages 11-18, 1,532 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College9.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.9 miRailway stationMacclesfield1.6 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield1.5 miBus stops115 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.
